Title: Explain the environmental effect of new construction vs. renovation.
Course: Sustainability and Renewable Technologies (21053) > Section: Evaluating Sustainable Practices

Explanation should include determining whether, from a social, environmental, and economic standpoint, new construction (e.g., building, infrastructure, community design) should be favored over renovation of an existing structure.

Process/Skill Questions:

- When is new construction a better green choice than the renovation of an existing structure?
- What are the environmental and financial benefits to be gained in renovation?
- What are the environmental and financial benefits to be gained in new construction?
- How should one decide whether to renovate or build new?
- How are decisions influenced where historic buildings, blighted buildings, and Brownfields (https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfield-overview-and-definition) are concerned?